Miscellaneous

Set of miscellaneous helper functions.

Table of Contents

misc::check_internet_connection()

Check if internet connection is available.

Function has no arguments.

Exit codes

  • 0: If script can connect to internet.
  • 1: If script cannot access internet.

Example

misc::check_internet_connection

misc::get_pid()

Get list of process ids based on process name.

Arguments

  • $1 (Name): of the process to search.

Exit codes

  • 0: If match successful.
  • 2: Function missing arguments.

Output on stdout

  • list of process ids.

Example

misc::get_pid "chrome"
#Ouput
25951
26043
26528
26561

misc::get_uid()

Get user id based on username.

Arguments

  • $1 (username): to search.

Exit codes

  • 0: If match successful.
  • 2: Function missing arguments.

Output on stdout

  • string uid for the username.

Example

misc::get_uid "labbots"
#Ouput
1000

misc::generate_uuid()

Generate random uuid.

Function has no arguments.

Exit codes

  • 0: If match successful.

Output on stdout

  • random generated uuid.

Example

misc::generate_uuid
#Ouput
65bc64d1-d355-4ffc-a9d9-dc4f3954c34c